Waedeobe bedstead



D. H. WHEELER.

WARDROBE BEDSTEAD.

(No Model.)

Patented Nov. 8,1881.

INVENTOR M BY I WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS Phula -Litlm rlplver. Whhinglon. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL H. WHEELER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

WARDROBE-BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,431, dated November 8, 1881.

Application filed September 14, 1881. (No model.)

bed; and Fig.3 is a side view of Be it'known that I, DANIEL H. WHEELER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in W ardrobe-Bedstea ds, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my improvements in bedsteads are to obtain closet-room convenient of access, whether the bed be up or down, and to secure projection of the bed, when turn ed down, entirely beyond the inclosing stand or case. These objects I accomplish by the novel construction hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my wardrobe-bedstead with the bed raised and the stand open, Fig. 2 is a "ertical section of the same in position for use as a the bedstead, detached, in the folded position.

A is the inclosing stand or case, supported by a hollow base portion, a, that projects in front beyond the sides of the case. The hollow base a is provided with a loose or sliding cover, I), which allows access to the interior, so that the base can be conveniently used as a receptacle for pillows, 85c.

B is thebedstead, attached by hinges z to the top of the projecting base a of the stand, so that when turned down'the head portion of the bed rests upon the base and is beyond or outside of the sides of the stand A.

k is a head-board, having end pieces that project down against the sides of the bedstead, to which they are attached by pivot-pins 1, so

that the head-board shall remain-upright, or.

nearly so, when the bedstead is raised. The

7 -bed is also provided with a foot-board, d, pivoted at m, and with legs 0 at its outer end, pivoted by pins n, and connected bya crossbar, k, that takes the weight. The upper ends of legs 0 extend into contact with the curved side pieces of foot-board at, so that the board is held upright when the bed is down. A link or r'od, f, is jointed tothe cross-bar h of the legs and extends: to the base a, on which it is connected by a knucklejoint in front of the bed-hinges i. The effect of this construction is, that the legs e are drawn down when the bed is raised, and their upper ends at the same time move away from the foot-board, so that itin compact form, so that they occupy but little space in the'stand.

O O are closets or wardrobes hinged to the sides of stand A, and extending from. the base a to the top of the stand, so that when closed they cover the bed B. The closets are nearly the same in depth as the projection of the base a, so that they can be used as receptacles for clothes, 8m; and it will be seen that they are readily accessible in either position of the bed. The closets may be fitted with drawers, hooks, and other conveniences.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as newand desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. Ina wardrobe-bedstead, the combination, with the inclosing-stand A and the hinged bedstead B, provided with hinged foot-board d, of the hinged legs 6 and the pivoted linkf, whereby the foot-board is folded and unfolded when the bedstead is raised or lowered, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a wardrobe-bedstead, the combination, with the inclosingastand A, provided with a projecting base, a, of the hinged bedstead B, provided with hinged head and footboards is d and hinged legs 6, and the pivoted link f, whereby the head and foot boards and legs are adapted to be folded and the bedstead inclosed within the stand, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a wardrobe-bedstead, the combination, with the hinged bedstead B, of the head-board ,tion head and foot boards and legs are folded 7 70, having end pieces projecting down against the sides of the bedstead and pivoted thereto, whereby the head-board will remain in an upright position when the bedstead is raised, substantially as shown and described.

D. H. WHEELER.

Witnesses:

GEo. D. WALKER,

G. SEDGWIOK. 

